Stool attachment for barbers&#39; chairs



Aug. 27, 1940. c. R. JONES Er A1.

STOOL ATTACHMENT FOR BARBERS CHAIRS Filed Feb. 8, 1938 gmc/M9048 Char/5' R. c7017 e S) Joim/ Good/77am,

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Patented Aug. 27, 1940 Charles Robert Jones, Rossville, Ga., and John H. Goodman and Henry L. Cowley, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Charles Robert Jones, Jr., ad-

ministrator of said Charles Robert Jones,

deceased Application February 8, 1938, Serial No. 189,424

v2 Claims.

This invention relates to a stool attachment for a barbers chair by means of which the barber may assume a restful sitting position while rendering tonsorial service to the occupant of the barbers chair.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide an attachment of the above kind which is extremely simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install, and eiiicient in use.

A more specic object of the presentinvention is to provide an attachment of the above kind including an extensible horizontally swinging arm `bracketed to the barbers chair and attached to the stool, anti-friction bearings being so provided as to permit the occupant of the stool to readily extend the arm or swing` it laterally in either directionwith great ease and without dismountf ing from the stool, whereby to change his position toward or away from the occupant of the barbers chair or to a position in back of or at either side of said barbers chair.

With the above general objects in view, the present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken away and in section, of a barbers chair equipped with a stool attachment constructed in accord- 35 ance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged horizontal section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section on line 3--3 of Figure 1; and

o Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section on line 4-4 of Figure l.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 indicates the stationary supporting basev of a conventional barbers chair and in which is disposed a verti- 45 cally adjustable standard 6 on the upper end of which is disposed the seat l of the barbers chair which also includes the usual adjustable back 8 hinged to the seat 1 and connected with a swinging member 9 through arm rest I0, said member ily 50 carrying the usual foot rest Il.` While this barbers chair may be of any well known or preerred construction, it will be understood that manually operable means is usually provided for varying the height oi' the seat I by raising or low- 55 ering the standard I with respect to the base 5.

Also, the adjustable back 8 carries the usual adjustable head rest I2.

The stool attachment constituting the present invention includes a horizontally swinging extensible arm composed of a tube I3 and a rod I4 slidably extended therein so that the arm may be lengthened or shortened. To provide for extreme ease of movement of the rod I4 inwardly or outwardly of the tube I3 for this purpose, the inner end of tube I3 is provided with an antifriction bearing I5 having anti-'friction members engaging the rod I4, and the inner end of rod I4 has an anti-friction bearing 'I6 whose anti-friction members engage the innersurface of tube I3. A resilient bumper I1 loosely surrounds the rod I4 and'is fitted in the inner end of tube I3 adjacent bearing I6 to cushion and limit the outward movement of rod I4, while a further resilient bumper I8 is disposed within the outer end of tube I3 to' cushion and limit th inward movement of rod I4. Rigid' with the outer end of tube I3 is a head I9 provided in its under side with a cylindrical recess in which is fitted an anti-friction bearing whose inner race is keyed to the upper end of a stem 2I. The lower end of stem 2| is clamped in the smaller clamping portion 22 of a duplex clamping band, the portion 22 being tightened by manipulation of a clamping bolt 23. The duplex clamping band also includesl a larger clamping portion 24 adapted to be clamped about the upper portion of the base 5 of the barbers chair as shown clearly in Figure 1. This larger clamping portion is provided with the usual clamping bolt 25 extending through outturned ears 26 and 21, the ear 26 being preferably adjustable so as to permit a great range of adjustment in the size of the clamping portion' 24 for 'accommodating the latter to bases of barber chairs of widely diierent sizes or diameters. It

will thus be seen that by means of the duplex clamping band the telescopic or extensible horizontally swinging arm composed of parts I3 and I4 is ei'ectively supported at the desired elevation above the floor, the horizontal arm being movable laterally about the pivotal axis of bearing 20 with extreme ease. In installing the attachment, the duplex clamping band is disposed so that its smaller clamping portion 22 projects to the rear of the barbers chair, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. 'I'he outer end of rod I4 is rigidly attached to the vertical standard 28 of a stool having a. vertically adjustable seat 29, and provided with downwardly diverging legs 30 rigid with the lower end of the standard 28 and provided at their lower ends with suitable caster wheels 3l engaging the licor. To

facilitate extreme ease of movement of the stool along the floor, the wheels of the casters 3I are preferably provided with anti-friction bearings and in order to minimize noise, said wheels of th'e casters 3| are preferably provided with cushioned tires. With the rod I4 of the horizontal arm thus rigidly attached to the standard 28 of the stool, the latter is maintained in proper vertical position, and'it will be apparent that the seat 29 of the stool is vertically adjustable to suit the requirements of the barber. The standard 28 of the stool preferably has a laterally projecting hollow stud 32 rigid with the standard 28 intermediate its ends and into which the outer end of the rod Il is threaded. Threaded onto the stud 32 is the outer end of a tube 33 which encases the rod Il and loosely extends over the tube I3 close to but entirely spaced from the latter so as to afford no frictional resistance whatever to the movement of rod I 4 into and out of tube I3.v

This provides a protected construction which is extremely neat and sightly in appearance, the rod I4 being essentially of considerably less cross sectional diameter than the tube I3 by reason of the provision of the anti-friction bearings I5 and I6 between the rod I4 and the tube I3. The bearings I5 and I6 provide for nolseless operation when the horizontal arm is extended or collapsed, and such extension or collapse of the hori zontal arm may be eiected with great ease and with the expenditure of very little force by the occupant of the stool without dismounting from the latter. When this is done. the occupant of the stool has his feet in contact with the oor and simply causes a slight movement of the body.

' Lateral swinging movement of the arm to change the lateral position of the stool relative to the barbers chair is effected by propelling action of the feet against the floor on the part of the occupant of the stool. The anti-friction bearings employed in this invention are absolutely essential to successful operation because suiiicient ease of movement cannot be had where pivoted or telescopic parts are provided Without interposed antifriction bearings. Obviously, it is unnecessary to dismount from the stool to eect any of the possible changes in position of the stool and its occupant with respect to the barbers chair.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction and operation, as well as the advantages ofthe present invention, will be readily understood and appreciated by those l skilled in the art. While the construction shown is at present preferred, it will be apparent that the same is susceptible to certain modifications and changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What we claim as new is:

1. A stool attachment for a barbers chair having a base provided with a pedestal, comprising a duplex clamping band having a large clamping portion adapted to be secured about said pedestal and also having Ia smaller clamping portion, a pin having its lower end non-rotatably held by said smaller clamping portion and projecting upwardly from the latter, an extensible and collapsible horizontal arm including inner and outer telescopic members, a hollow head rigid with the outer end oi' the outer telescopic member and carrying an anti-friction bearing, said head being Iopen at the bottom and closed at the top, said anti-friction bearing having an inner race keyed to the upper end of said pin and an outer race nonrotatably fitted in said head, and a stool standard rigid with the outer end of the inner telescopic member.

2. In a stool attachment for a barbers chair having a base provided with a pedestal, an extensible and collapsible horizontal arm including inner and outer telescopic members, means to pivotally mount the outer end of the outer telescopic member upon said pedestal for horizontal swinging movement, a stool standard, a stud carried by said stool standard, the outer end of` said inner telescopic member being rigid with said stud, and a casing tube having its outer end iltted over said stud, said casingtube extending and loosely fitting over said outer telescopic member.

CHARLES ROBT. JONES. JOHN H. GOODMAN. HENRY L. COWLEY. 

